• Helen Mirren warned about upcoming HBO project

    Helen Mirren warned about upcoming HBO project

    Dame warned of ‘consequences’ Just a little Helen Mirren follow-up to Wednesday’s post about Prime Suspect vs Prime Suspect. As some may be aware, the Oscar winner has a key role in an upcoming, somewhat controversial, HBO project about the infamous record producer, Phil Spector. According to the New York Post, Mirren, along with Al Pacino, […]

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  • Uptown Downstairs Abbey – a house divided…by stairs

    Uptown Downstairs Abbey – a house divided…by stairs

    Unfortunately, the whole of the UK seems to be reeling this week with the news that the second series of Sherlock will now not broadcast until early 2012. Well, as a card-carrying member of the U.S. Sherlock support group, welcome. As most of you now know, Sherlock 2 will not air in the U.S. until […]

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  • Sherlock 2 – a 221B Baker Street update

    Sherlock 2 – a 221B Baker Street update

    Thanks to some brilliant detective work over the past several months from the folks over at Sherlockology, looks like the door is cracked open to where we can take a peek behind the front door of 221B Baker Street and hear some brilliant first-person narrative from a source at the scene. In between some well-deserved […]

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  • Sunday bits and bobs with the Doctor, Downton Abbey and more….

    Sunday bits and bobs with the Doctor, Downton Abbey and more….

    Torchwood —> Doctor Who = Yes Doctor Who —> Torchwood = No We’ve seen and heard a lot in recent weeks from various particulars involved in both series that there’s a good possibility of seeing Torchwood’s Captain Jack Harkness in an upcoming Doctor Who episode. Now, in a recent interview, Doctor Who series exec, Steven […]

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  • Anyone know of a Sherlock support group?

    Anyone know of a Sherlock support group?

    I’m such a sucker for this type of behind-the-scenes stuff. Even though this was created leading up to the brilliant first season of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Sherlock, it just amplifies how much I continue to be amazed at the talent surrounding this production both in front of and behind the camera. Hope this […]

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  • What was supposed to be a sneak peak at Downton Abbey 2, well….

    What was supposed to be a sneak peak at Downton Abbey 2, well….

    As with any “teaser” clip, no matter the length, it’s always been a fine line between maddening and anticipation. An all-too-short clip that I screened early Thursday, was to give millions of extraordinarily patient fans a first glimpse at what’s next for both the residents and servants of Downton Abbey. At only :12 seconds, it […]

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  • Sunday scattershooting: British comedy, Doctor Who and more….

    Sunday scattershooting: British comedy, Doctor Who and more….

    David Tennant to the big screen in Fright Night re-do David Tennant, who can currently be seen on the London West End stage in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate, will take his considerable talents to the big screen next month in Fright Night, a remake of the 1985 cult classic. The film centers […]

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  • Still have Spooks (MI5) separation anxiety?

    Still have Spooks (MI5) separation anxiety?

    Attention, Downton Abbey fans. We all know you’re in the midst of a seriously long bout of separation anxiety. You are not alone. Think of you’re fellow television brethren that know quality television when they see it….the Spooks (MI5) fan. It’s been almost a year since Lucas and Harry were on the rooftop (not a spoiler for […]

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  • And the Emmy goes to….

    And the Emmy goes to….

    With the 53rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards having just been announced in Los Angeles, it’s nice to see so many programs that both you and I have talked about over the past year get the recognition they really deserve. Just a reminder, series 2 of Downton Abbey is set for a January 2012 premiere on […]

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